News Digest: Investment route for US residency to get costlier

Investment route for US residency to get costlier
​Indians wishing to obtain a quick, even if expensive route, to the US as permanent residents, can breathe a sigh of relief. The investment link visa route or the EB-5 is likely to continue but will get more expensive, by as much as Rs 5 crore.

President prunes At-Home guest list to 724 from 2k
This Republic Day, it wasn’t the usual ‘At Home’ in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Unlike previous years, the event saw a more intimate gathering, with President Ram Nath Kovind pruning the guest list from 2,000 to 724.

Follow height norms to build river bridges: Govt

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Mid-term economic survey: Hits and misses
Ahead of the Union Budget, the finance ministry every year presents the economic survey which reviews the overall state of the economy in the last 12 months and highlights the policy initiatives of the government and the prospects of the economy in the short to medium term.

Nine top BSE companies add Rs 97,932 crore to market cap
HDFC Bank, ITC, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) and ONGC were among the companies that registered gains in their respective market capitalisations (m-cap) during the week to Thursday. Maruti Suzuki India was the only company to see a decline in valuation.

Stressed loans shrink for first time since 2015

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Plastic trash linked to disease in corals: Study
Scientists have found that plastic trash - ubiquitous throughout the world's oceans - massively increases the chance of disease in corals. Coral are tiny animals with living tissue that cling to and build upon one another to form "apartments," or reefs, according to a study published in the journal Science.

Coral reefs get sick from plastic waste: Study
Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from Thailand to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Thursday. The trash is another pressure on corals, already suffering from over-fishing, rising temperatures caused by climate change and other pollution.

At 67, Ranthambhore tiger numbers at all-time high
The thriving tiger population at Rajasthan’s Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve is now the highest in the park’s history at 67, RTR officials said. The numbers are becoming more than what the park can handle, leading to tigers straying out into nearby areas.

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Trump: I would be 'tougher' in Brexit talks than May
Trump expressed annoyance with EU trade policy: "We cannot get our product in," he said. "It's very, very tough. And yet, they send their product to us _ no taxes, very little taxes." He says his problems with the EU "may morph into something very big" from a trade standpoint.

Saudi corruption purge winds down but scars will linger
Saudi Arabia's stock market celebrated the release of some of the kingdom's top businessmen from detention on Sunday but the after-effects of a purge of the business elite may last for years, deterring private investment.

Kabul on high alert after ambulance bomb toll tops 100

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Grammys: Stars wear white roses for equality
After the "blackout" on the Golden Globes red carpet to draw attention to sexual harassment in showbiz, the music industry's hottest stars wore white roses to the Grammys on Sunday in support of gender equality.

Live Blog: 60th Grammy Awards 2018

Pic: Anushka Sharma ups her style game
Recently, she was snapped at a studio in Mumbai where she was shooting for a commercial ad.

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Stents cheaper, but not all get benefit
Before price cap, the cost was prohibitive for more than two stents, and so people often opted for open heart as it worked out to be cheaper than angioplasty. But now, multi-stenting is affordable and many patients who would have been forced to go in for an open heart surgery, now opt for stenting.

NASA shows interest in made in India tech for spacecrafts
Expressing his interest in the research, James L Smialek, a scientist from NASA wrote to Dr Satish Tailor after it was published in the journal Ceramics International and Thermal Spray Bulletin, said SC Modi, the chairman of a Jodhpur-based Metallizing Equipment Company (MEC).

Mosquitoes remember human smells, but also swats: Study

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IPL auction: Jaydev Unadkat shines above the rest
Rajasthan Royals break bank for the India pacer, shell out Rs 11.5 crore to make him costliest Indian.

South Africa team poses for picture, split by colour
In a picture that emergd, Hashim Amla, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Vernon Philander and Keshav Maharaj are seen on the left side of the trophy while skipper Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, AB de Villiers, Morne Morkel, Duanne Olivier, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram are seen on the right.

WWE Royal Rumble 2018 Live: Styles retains WWE title
It's that time of the year folks. With the Wrestlemania sign looming large in the background, 30 men will try to outdo each other for a chance to main event the Grand Daddy of them all: Wrestlemania 34.

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Deleting sent messages on WhatsApp: Here's a cheat code
To recall messages using this feature, users need to delete messages sent within the next 7 minutes (post sending the message). The time-limit to delete/recall a message is same for both Individual and Group chats.

How to prevent WhatsApp from using more internet data
Although telecom companies in India have started giving away more data to its users to keep them stick with their network, some still try to control their data consumption for each app.

5 apps to download now for a healthier 2018
No matter what your health and fitness goals are for 2018, an app can be an easy way to find support and expert advice that will keep you motivated and hitting your goals throughout the year.

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Utkal University to begin with 3 departments in its second campus
Utkal University, a premier institution of the state, is planning to start with three departments in its second campus at Chandikhole in Jajpur district. It has decided to commence classes from July this year.

Great Lakes Institute of Management PGPM Application: Check last date here
The Great Lakes Institute of Management, a B-school with campuses in Chennai and Gurgaon, has opened the application window for its flagship full-time one-year postgraduate program in management (PGPM) and the last date is on January 31.

MH SET 2018 Exam: 80% attendance for Maharashtra SET
The examination for State Eligibility Test (SET) conducted by Savitribai Phule Pune University recorded 80.06 per cent attendance on Sunday, varsity officials informed in a statement here.

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Mumbai chills at 15°C, but expect day temp to rise

84-year-old farmer dies week after suicide attempt

PM's hearty pat for all-woman Matunga station

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Woman held for abducting 3-year-old boy

38-year-old dies after vehicle hits his bike

Centre plans relief for sealing-hit Delhi traders

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Infant death: Family accuses BBMP hospital of negligence
Family members of a baby girl have accused the BBMP Referral Hospital, Srirampura, of medical negligence.The child was born on January 24 at the civic body's hospital and died on Sunday in another hospital.

Huge hit to Brand Bengaluru

It is still a powerful tool in democracy, says Vatal

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Healthcare kickstart with startup technology, $11 million funds
Hyd Sector Banks On Data Analysis, IoT

Spine of the matter: Tender bones turn brittle, kids suffer backache
Obesity, School Bags, Inactivity Are The Cause

Now, cough up 1 crore to name government school blocks, buildings after your kin
Getting a school to be named after your beloved one has become too costly in Telangana.

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Caught for racing, duo steals mike from patrol vehicle
The mike from a patrol vehicle went missing minutes after the police stopped two bikers, who were speeding on Kamarajar Salai, for questioning on Saturday.

Airlines slash fares to boost summer travel
Yatra.com's chief operating officer Sharat Dhall said, "Major carriers have announced sales to steer bookings for the numerous long weekends over the next few months.

City needs 26 air quality monitoring stations: Study

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Monkey, hare and dead kites found on runway
A team of researchers from the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation (GEER) that surveyed the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport sighted not only a monkey but also two black kites that were knocked down on the runway by aircraft on the afternoon of June 1, 2017.

Starling fact about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Following reports of a stray cow on the Ahmedabad airport runway causing two flights to be diverted to Mumbai and delaying many others, a study by the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation (GEER) revealed that the operations area of the airport is home to at least 36 species of birds, including migratory rosy starlings, apart from animals such as monkeys, Indian grey mongoose and Indian hare.

Prisoners create self-help groups
According to the study, a majority of the convicts in cases of rape and murder were in the age group of 30-50 years. Only four out of 110 were graduates. On an average, they had passed Class 8 to Class 10.

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Anti-Romeo squads have made women feel more safe: UP CM

'Water transport to be started before Kumbh'
Water transport would start from Varanasi to Allahabad before the beginning of Kumbh in 2019, said Union minister for road transport, highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari on Thursday.

Absent from duty, services of 16 railway employees terminated

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Campaign launched to curb deaths due to 'selfie with animals'

Utkal University to begin with 3 departments in its second campus
Utkal University, a premier institution of the state, is planning to start with three departments in its second campus at Chandikhole in Jajpur district. It has decided to commence classes from July this year.

Rail bridge on Nagavali river to be ready by April

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Madhya Pradesh: Goons hijack police vehicle, don khaki to kidnap girl
A gang of kidnappers hijacked a Dial 100 police vehicle, stripped the cops and went dressed in khaki to kidnap a girl from her home in a remote village in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district early on Sunday morning.

DAVV asks colleges to upload facility details

Sports club director held for obscene messages
Cyber Cell, Bhopal on Friday arrested a director of an adventure sports club for accessing mobile numbers of college students from WhatsApp groups and allegedly sending them obscene and threat messages.

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Conversion to freehold refused, 2 to get Rs 60k each

Overcoming grief & loss after son's death

Confrontation between civil & military officers harming security: Gen Malik

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